St. Xavier High School senior Andrew Cousineau has 15 years of perfect attendance. He's an honor student who will graduate on June 5.

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In 2006, after her son Andrew had completed two years of preschool, one year of kindergarten and five years of elementary school without missing a single day, Lisa Cousineau decided to make him something she was sure he'd soon need - a "sick box."

She stuck in Butterfinger candy bars, chewing gum, a Yu-Gi-Oh! video game and an Indiana Jones DVD.

"I really thought the streak was going to come to an end at some point and he'd be devastated. Then I was going to bring out the box," she says. ...